Having gotten the camera a few days ago I sat back and impatiently waited for the 8gb memory card to come in. Once the camera battery charged and the card was in I started shooting and experimenting like mad. Now granted the only two camcorders I've owned previous to this were not to great, but nevertheless will be my means of comparing. The first camera I owned was JVC mini-vhs, the second being the original Flip. I've also seen the footage and sound that the Flip Mino or whatever you wish to call it takes.
Here's my verdict:
CONS:
- The camera only films 60fps with the 480p setting (nevertheless the 30fps
doesn't look too bad with the 720p and 1080i)
- films like a vhs camcorder but slightly better when it is DARK inside a room
same goes for outside footage. But outside nighttime footage is slightly better than most portable camcorders.
- no image stabilization but holds up to being not NEARLY as watery and bouncy as other portable camcorders such as the FLIP.
PROS
- Video format really easy to work with in quicktime
- Video files don't take up a lot of space for the amateur filmmaker who
doesn't want to have to by an external harddrive to work his camera.
- Very VERY nice detail and quality in well-lit and outdoor situations
- VERY GOOD and CLEAN audio pickup
- Not too small, and doesn't feel necessarily cheap
- TONS of features [unlike the FLIP] not just one touch recording
- white balance
- brightness
- display settings
- playback of video and photos
- films decent macro video and still pics
- takes decent pics from 5mp-8mp
- nighttime settings
- choose between NTSC and PAL
- comes with plugins for HDTV and for playing on regular TV
In summary the only reason I gave it one star less is because it's not necessarily 100% HD. I mean on your laptop when you just finished shooting in a
good lit situation outside it looks pretty darn close. But I can't imagine it looking like your Blue-rays when you play it on your 42 inch.
If your looking for a cheaply priced camera with quality, durability, and tons of features this is as best as it gets. From what I've seen THIS IS the best model DXG sells and I would highly recommend buying it.
(3 customers reviews )Customers Rating=4.5 / 5.0
More Detail For
DXG DXG 581V Camcorder High Definition widescreen 5.0 Mpix supported memory SD SDHC flash card- Records hi-def video up to 1920 x 1080 at 30fps, Takes still pictures at a resolution of up to 8MP, Built-in digital voice recorder
- H.264 MOV file format, Large, bright 2.4" TFT screen to frame subjects or review files, Portable, ultra-compact for travel use
